Friday Talks V – 12 February 2010

Photographer Yusuf Aslan and Librarian – Publisher Aydın İleri were the guests of the 5th Friday talks.

Yusuf Aslan was born in İstanbul in 1977. He started working in photography in FTY Advertising Agency as an assistant. Many of his photographs are still published in travel and culture magazines. For two years he has been working on his personal projects as a photographer.

Yusuf Aslan shared his photography series titled “Hakkari, The Edge of Turkey” and following the presentation a discussion was conducted on the subject of trying to understand a city through photographs.

After getting a degree in Library Sciences from Istanbul University Aydın İleri worked in publishing. In 2006 he established Anfora publications in the Gülsuyu neighborhood where he was the director and editor of the company, publishing 40 books in 4 years. He also has a research and analysis book titled Eşekle Gelen Aydınlık (The Wisdom That Came With A Donkey). Aydın İleri, who has lived in Gülsuyu for 33 years, shared his experiences about his efforts in building a library in various periods in his neighborhood after being active in the Book Club and told the story of “The Librarian from Ürgüp with a Donkey” which was the topic of his research.

Friday Talks IV --- 5 February 2010

Journalist Gülşen İşeri and Erdoğan Yıldız, the Director of the Gülsuyu Gülensu Beautification Committee between 2004 and 2008, were the guests of the fourth Friday talks.

Gülşen İşeri, a journalist for 6 years, has worked in BirGün newspaper for many years. Currently her interviews are published in various newspapers and magazines. İşeri shared her experiences with neighborhood locals about her first book Metropolis Outcasts, in which she writes about her observations of neighborhoods in Istanbul, Ankara and İzmir that are affected by “Urban Renewal”.

Erdoğan Yıldız participated in the foundation of İstanbul Neighborhood Organizations Platform between the years of 2004 and 2009. He talked about the different stages he has gone through in Gülsuyu Gülensu, the effects of urban renewal on the neighborhood and gave future advice about support structures.